Vector C has a magnitude of 23.4 m and points in the −y‑direction. Vectors A and B both have positive y‑components, and make angles of α=42.9° and β=28.7° with the positive and negative x-axis, respectively. If the vector sum A+B+C=0, what are the magnitudes of A and B?   |A|=? |B|= ?

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Vector C has a magnitude of 23.4 m and points in the −y‑direction. Vectors A and B both have positive y‑components, and make angles of α=42.9° and β=28.7° with the positive and negative x-axis, respectively. If the vector sum A+B+C=0, what are the magnitudes of A and B?
 
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